Speculation has been rampant about whether Eric will sign off on the arms sales to Finland, but on the contrary, Eric seems to be intent on letting them continue to speculate on the basis of the day.

In fact, Eric himself is ambivalent that, unlike others, his actions will determine whether Germany's energy-for-technology bilateral cooperation with the Soviet Union will continue to work. Arms sales can make money, that's for sure, but Eric doesn't think about the small profits in front of him, but the country's development plans.

Although the conscription continued under Brauchitsch's auspices, and the cultural quality of the soldiers was better than that of the same period in history, Eric had always been very optimistic about the 72 integrated divisions he had in the past, and affectionately called them his descendants.

The reason why Eric regards these 72 strong brigades as his descendants is not only because they are the old defense foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany, but more importantly, these 72 divisions are almost the only invincible land power in Europe, and they have been tempered by war in World War I.

With actual combat experience and high-intensity training and exercises in peacetime, such veteran troops can be pulled onto the battlefield at any time, rushing to the front line, and focusing on hard bones.

It is no exaggeration to say that these veterans are all the strongest team of the German army to act as instructors in the future, and if these veteran troops are really dismantled because of "the back wave pushes the front wave", not to mention that Eric is reluctant, Rundstedt is even more reluctant, and the Ministry of Defense will try its best to prevent it.

Recruits are the fresh blood of the troops, and a major change of blood must be carried out every year, and this is the fundamental requirement for the troops to be younger and more knowledgeable. Don't worry about the fit between the old and the new, the army seems to be a natural fusion agent, and it won't take long for the new recruits and veterans to dissolve into one quickly.

It is a tradition and practice for the army to bring in the old with the new, not only in Germany, but also in other influential armies in the world.

Since the spring conscription, Eric has been immersed in the grassroots troops all day, and has personally interrogated and formed 7 instructors and an independent teaching brigade. The purpose of this is very clear, and the main purpose is to enable the army to solve the problem of combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time after the expansion of the army.

The only thing that worries Eric the most is the armored troops, after all, the large German Confederation still only has a decent armored division. Although General Manstein was an expert in this area, and Guderian and Rommel were both famous generals on the European continent, it was difficult for them to make clay into utensils.

In fact, the cost of tank research is extremely high, and the military industrial enterprises consider the low profit of domestic military orders, although the No. 4 tank technology is relatively mature, but only with the Ministry of Defense to build a production line, can no longer meet the needs of military expansion.

Like equipment, talent has always been the biggest problem plaguing the grassroots, and besides, there are only a few technical and tactical pioneers like Benjamin Sheridan and Yalvis Laurie, and if such excellent seeds are always put on a plate, it is a serious waste, and after being sown in other grassroots units, countless Benjamin and Yarvis may be conjured. The Ministry of Defense has repeatedly sent notices to Manstein in the name of the president, so it is difficult not to dismantle these old teams.

After inspecting the tank unit, Eric came up with a solution. Manstein, Guderian, Rommel, and other major leaders of the armored division also took it apart and went it alone, and each of them carried a few technical and tactical backbones like Benjamin, and started a new stove to turn the original armored division into several armored divisions.

It's better to be in a hurry than to be in a hurry, and it just so happens that a group of high-ranking officials such as Eric, Brauchitsch and the Ministry of Defense have already arrived in Frankfurt, so just do it.

Manstein's leadership is far from being measured by a single division commander, and the achievements of the Wehrmacht's 1st Panzer Division over the years are obvious to all, so promotion is only a matter of Eric's words.

At Eric's suggestion and direct intervention, Guderian reinstated the rank of major general, granted him the privilege of preferential selection of tank crews in Saxony, and immediately began preparations and training for the 73rd Panzer Division.

The 1st Panzer Division was split from the 1st Army, supplemented by the 56th Infantry Division, which was under the command of the 1st Army.

During World War I, the 1st Panzer Division swept through Verdun on the Western Front and made great contributions to the 1st Army. Moreover, as the treasure of the president's hand, the former First Panzer Division of the First Army was almost the lifeblood of the entire Germany, and Fritsch was sometimes really afraid that there would be a mistake in his own management and poke out the basket.

Next, General Rommel straightened up in the former 1st Armored Division and officially became the commander of the 1st Armored Division, presiding over the overall work.

The combination of Paulus and Schellner, who had been the former instructor of the 2nd Infantry, was also dismantled, and Schellner was promoted to colonel and ordered to form the 74th Panzer Division of the Wehrmacht. At the same time, Schellner could select some of the soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Instructor to serve as the foundation of the 74th Panzer Division, and the rest of the fighters could be trained from recruits.

The preparation measures of the 74th Division and Guderian's 73rd Division were completely different, and Eric was worried that the combat effectiveness of the two divisions would be too far apart, so he had to do it. After all, Guderian has been working in the armored forces for a long time, and he must have more knowledge of equipment than Schellner, so he will have more experience in forming a new army. On the other hand, if Schellner is also allowed to bring new recruits, it will inevitably be too far apart from the combat effectiveness of the 1st and 73rd.

A quasi-armored group of the Bundeswehr has begun to take shape, known to the outside world as the 10th Army of the Wehrmacht. At this time, Eric suddenly made another big move, directly promoted to Lieutenant General Manstein, with full authority to manage the 1st, 73rd, and 74th new armored divisions, and was responsible to the commander of the army, Rundstedt. In fact, that is, to the President of the Federal State, Eric Adrian.

At this point, the army's "surgical operation" seems to be far from over. Next, Eric transferred Yakubashi von Caron of the 15th Grenadier Division from the hands of the 5th Army Mackensen and placed him under the 10th Army, and promoted the rank of lieutenant colonel to colonel.

On the whole, because the 2nd and 4th armies were on combat duty on the border, there was basically no change except for the replacement of new and old soldiers.

Since then, it has become abundantly clear that the soon-to-be-formed 10th Army is a new type of mechanized force. However, because this army was built in too haste, it can only be regarded as a patchwork for the time being. Some people may think that Eric is slamming the door, but in fact, on the contrary, as for the cost of the coming year, it still needs to be voted on by the cabinet.

Brauchitsch and Rundstedt were a little nervous, and it was estimated that there would be a small storm about the military budget for the next year, which would soon arrive.

Eric doesn't seem to care about other people's criticism, as long as he thinks it is beneficial to the country and national defense construction, then put aside all distractions and let go of his hands and feet to do a good job. Although it is said that the rivers and lakes are sinister, people's hearts are unpredictable. As long as the duke is selfless, the boat will only be a foot deep if the boat capsizes. If you are afraid of this and that, and shrink your hands and feet, you can only achieve nothing.